Possible cause of Autism #736,273 - Depressed Moms

New to the list, depressed moms.  The more depressed, the more autism.  Antidepressants are A-OK, no problemo. Also, Old clever moms who use their cell phone while watching TV in the rain are at even greater risk of having a kid with autism.

Autism Risk May be Linked to Mother’s Depression, Not Medication

"Investigators discovered that while a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder was more common in the children of mothers prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy than in those with no prenatal exposure, when the severity of the mother’s depression was accounted for, that increased risk was no longer statistically significant." -http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/08/27/autism-risk-may-be-linked-to-mothers-depression-not-medication/74148.html 

The Big List of S*%# Linked to Autism

• Abortions - (Prior abortions increase risk of autism in subsequent children)
• Air Pollution (Mercury in air pollution = more autism)
• Anti-Depressants (Mom on anti-depressants = more autism)
• Birth Weight HIGH (more weight = more autism. Related, see big head theory.)
• Birth Weight LOW (less weight = more autism)
• Brain size (Bigger brains = more autism)
• Brain Cells (Too many neurons = more autism)
• Cell phones (More cell phones = more autism)
• Clever Parents (Smart parents = more autism)
• Clomid (Clomid = more autism, see IVF)
• Closely Spaced Births (Born soon after sibling = more autism)
• Complications at Birth (Catch all, any complication = more autism)
• Curvy Women (actually dads not attracted to more rounded women linked to autism)
• Father’s age (older dad = more autism)
• Flame retardant chemical (exposure to flame retardant BDE-47 linked to autism)
• Fungicides - Exposure to fungicides linked to autism for 3 generations
• Genetic (squirrely genes = more autism)
• Highways (Mom lives near freeway = autism twice as likely)
• Immigration - (Immigrate to Sweden when women is pregnant = more autism)
• Internet (Increased Internet usage = more autism)
• IVF (Invitro Fertilization) - (IVF = More autism)
• Lead (More lead exposure = more autism)
• Lyme Disease (linked to autism)
• Metabolism (Poor metabolism = more autism)
• Missing DNA (missing DNA in boys = more autism)
• Mother’s age (older mom = more autism)
• Mom Depressed = more autism.
• Neanderthals (Evolution vaguely linked to autism)
• Pasteurized Milk (Pasteurization = more autism)
• Pesticides (More pesticides = more autism)
• Premature birth (Premature baby = more autism)
• Rainfall (higher precipitation areas = more autism)
• Serotonin levels (Faulty serotonin transporters (SERT)
• Smoking (Mom smoking during pregnancy = more autism)
• Television (More TV watching = more autism)
• Tylenol (More Tylenol = more autism)
• Vinyl Flooring (House with vinyl flooring = more autism)
• Winter Conception (Mom and Dad get busy in the Winter = more autism)